(Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Ryusuke Kaneki; hereinafter "UPWARD"), whose mission is to "Innovate the Last Mile on the Frontline," received the "Microsoft for Startups" award on June 28, 2023, at the "Microsoft Japan (hereinafter referred to as "UPWARD") received the "Microsoft for Startups" award at the Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2023.
THE MICROSOFT JAPAN PARTNER OF THE YEAR IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HOSTED BY MICROSOFT JAPAN, AND IS AN AWARDS PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES AND HONORS PARTNERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERED SUPERIOR VALUE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AMONG THE MANY JAPANESE PARTNERS PARTICIPATING IN THE MICROSOFT CLOUD PARTNER PROGRAM (MCPP). THE MICROSOFT JAPAN PARTNER OF THE YEAR IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HOSTED BY MICROSOFT JAPAN.
Background of the Award
UPWARD has provided sales DX support to approximately 400 companies, mainly major corporations, by "building a data-driven sales organization" starting from customer contact data on the sales floor and "providing insight (awareness) to the field" by utilizing sales activity information and customer information in CRM, UPWARD is a Microsoft Dynamics-based sales engagement service. UPWARD" is linked with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform to realize "Digital Feedback Loop" in the sales domain by turning data into intelligence as recommended by Microsoft. We have recently developed a linkage between "UPWARD" and Microsoft Cloud and introduced it as a sales support service to Noritsu Corporation, a user of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales (https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000074.000015260.html ), which led to the award.
RYUSUKE KANEKI, PRESIDENT AND CEO, UPWARD CO.
We are honored to receive the "Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2023" and "Microsoft for Startups" awards. Power Platform, and we have been accelerating our collaboration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Azure, including the partial migration of our service operation environment (PaaS) to Microsoft Azure. Recently, we are pleased to announce that in April 2023, UPWARD was adopted as a sales support service by Noritsu Corporation, a user of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales. We will continue to promote sales DX together with Microsoft Japan.
Satoru Asano, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Partner Business Division, Microsoft Japan Co.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation for your continued business with Microsoft Japan. We are pleased to present the "Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2023" and "Microsoft for Startups" awards to UPWARD as a token of our appreciation for their outstanding achievements. Among the companies selected for the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, UPWARD has promoted the development of partnerships with a wide range of Microsoft cloud products, including Azure, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform. In particular, he has promoted the development of integration with a wide range of Microsoft cloud products, including Azure, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform, and has contributed to improving the productivity of many sales organizations. Microsoft Japan will continue to contribute to the promotion of DX for our customers through strong collaboration with UPWARD.
UPWARD CO., LTD. PROVIDES DX SERVICES SPECIALIZED IN SOLVING ISSUES OF FIELD WORKERS WHO VISIT THE FIELD AND CREATE VALUE THROUGH OFFLINE CONTACT WITH CUSTOMERS, BASED ON ITS PURVIEW OF "DRAWING OUT THE CREATIVITY OF FIELD WORKERS AND ACCELERATING THE GROWTH OF COMPANIES AND SOCIETY". BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WORKERS CAN PERFORM THEIR TASKS WITH A SINGLE MOBILE DEVICE, WE AIM TO CREATE A WORLD IN WHICH THEY CAN BE ACTIVE REGARDLESS OF WHERE AND HOW THEY WORK.
PR TEAM, CORPORATE GROUP HEADQUARTERS, UPWARD CO.
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